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Ti West’s revenge picture “In a Valley of Violence” evokes the Spaghetti Westerns of old. Its colors are crisp, its music recalls the work of Ennio Morricone and it all boils down to a battle of wits and bullets.

On Tuesday, actor Don Cheadle sat down with film critic David Edelstein to discuss his career, figures that inspired him and his transition into the role of director for his upcoming film “Miles Ahead,” at South By Southwest.

On May 31, 2014, 12-year old Wisconsin girls Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser stabbed their friend Payton “Bella” Leutner 19 times and left her for dead. They attempted to murder her out of a delusional desire to become servants to a fictional horror character, Slenderman. Payton survived the incident, and Anissa and Morgan were sent to prison.

A conventional teen thriller immerses audiences in a plight to escape an imposing threat. In “The Waiting,” this story is replaced by a narrative that is unique to the genre, turning the protagonists into the imposing threat worth escaping.

We are generally the observers of blood and gut spillage in action movies. In “Hardcore Henry,” we watch everything through the eyes of our hero, a cyborg soldier named Henry, as he murders every bad guy who gets in his way. Predominantly filmed using a GoPro mounted on a stuntman’s head, director Ilya Naishuller’s debut picture is quite the joyride.

On Saturday, actress Ellen Page and New York filmmaker Ian Daniel sat down for a keynote talk about their new show, “Gaycation,” the Austin Convention Center’s Vimeo Theater. “Gaycation,” which premiered March 2 this year, is a travel show that follows Page and Daniel as they explore LGBTQ communities around the world.

South By Southwest might be best known for its music scene, but its film festival is no joke. The 2016 SXSW Film Festival features a huge roster of narrative films, documentaries and shorts screened from Friday, March 11 to Saturday, March 19. Below is a list of film categories and descriptions to help you decide which are right for you.